After Thurday's double suicide bombings which claimed more than 20 lives, militants have threatened to carry out more attacks against French and other interests in Niger. Read more »

Thousands of people have fled the border towns of Borno and Yobe states into Niger Republic to avoid being caught up in military operation aimed at rooting out insurgents from ... Read more »

The international community has made public pledges amounting to billion of euro for the reconstructin and restoration of the country's territorial intergrity after a brutal civil ... Read more »

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has called on members of Boko Haram to accept an offer of amnesty and stop further bloodshed and destruction of property in the ... Read more »

A Nigerian fighter jet taking part in military operations against militants in Mali crashed in Niger Republic, killing its two crew, Niger and Nigerian officials. Read more »

In an interview with AllAfrica, Rwanda's Foreign Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, describes the significance her country ascribes to its UN Security Council membership, saying it ... Read more »

As the UN approves the deployment of peacekeepers to Mali, another French soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive in the country. Read more »

The UN Security Council has unanimously endorsed the sending of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force to Mali, which will be backed by French troops when needed, to combat Islamic ... Read more »

The UN refugee agency has renewed its appeal for funding to help meet the needs of tens of thousands of Malian refugees and almost 300,000 internally displaced people. Read more »

As some analysts suggest that the response of regional multilateral security architecture to the Malian conflict revealed their shortcomings, many were surprised when Chadian ... Read more »